Canton of Perthes

Perthes
French canton
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Seat	Perthes
Communes	14
Government
• Representative	Lionel Walker (PS)
Area¹
• Total	132.47 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	49,843
• Density	380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Cantonal code	77 32
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Perthes is a French former administrative division, located in the arrondissement of Melun, in the Seine-et-Marne département (Île-de-France région). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Demographics

Demographic evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
					48,196	49,843
From the year 1962 onward: population without double counting

Composition

The canton of Perthes was composed of 14 communes:

Commune	Inhabitants	Postal code	INSEE code
Arbonne-la-Forêt	964	77630	77006
Barbizon	1,571	77630	77022
Boissise-le-Roi	3,623	77310	77040
Cély	1,089	77930	77065
Chailly-en-Bière	2,132	77930	77069
Dammarie-les-Lys	20,838	77190	77152
Fleury-en-Bière	614	77930	77185
Perthes	2,063	77930	77359
Pringy	2,541	77310	77378
Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry	11,932	77310	77407
Saint-Germain-sur-École	353	77930	77412
Saint-Martin-en-Bière	830	77630	77425
Saint-Sauveur-sur-École	1,079	77930	77435
Villiers-en-Bière	214	77190	77518

Populations as of 2006 census

See also

• Cantons of the Seine-et-Marne department
• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

Sources

• INSEE (French)
• Union des Maires de Seine-et-Marne (French)